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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 165: Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Institutional Security Specialist Officers

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 165 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Institutional Security Specialist Officers. Primary sponsor: David Borrero (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Justice Budget Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Institutional Security Specialist Officers; Requires average salary of correctional officer, correctional probation officer, or institutional security specialist to be no less than certain percentage of average salaries of sworn law enforcement officers; requires DMS to submit annual compensation analysis report to Governor, President of Senate, & Speaker of House of Representatives; requires annual salary increase for sworn law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, & institutional security specialists; provides that Governor may authorize certain correctional officers, correctional probation officers, & institutional security specialists to assist with law enforcement operations during declared state or federal emergency.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David BorreroPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Justice Budget Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Budget Committee
  5. Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source